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Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
At EdforTech Corp, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our My STEM Coach website or use our services.
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register for an account
- Create lesson plans, assessments, or use our coaching tools
- Sign up for our newsletter
- Request customer support
- Participate in promotions or surveys
This information may include:
- Your name and contact information
- School or institutional affiliation
- Job title or role
- Account credentials
- Payment information
- Content you create using our services
How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process payments and send transaction notifications
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Send administrative information, such as updates to our terms and policies
- Send marketing communications, if you have opted in
- Monitor usage patterns and analyze trends to enhance user experience
- Protect against unauthorized access and legal liability
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following situations:
- With service providers who perform services on our behalf
- To comply with legal obligations
- To protect and defend our rights and property
- With your consent or at your direction
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required for legal, tax, or regulatory purposes.
Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access your personal information
- The right to correct inaccurate information
- The right to delete your personal information
- The right to restrict processing of your information
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to processing
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
Terms of Service
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of EdforTech Corp's My STEM Coach website and services. By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Account Registration and Security
To access certain features of our services, you may need to create an account. You are responsible for:
- Providing accurate and complete information
- Maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials
- All activities that occur under your account
We reserve the right to terminate accounts that violate these Terms or if we suspect fraudulent or abusive activity.
Subscription and Payment
We offer various subscription plans with different features and pricing. By subscribing to our services:
- You agree to pay all fees for your selected plan
- Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled prior to the renewal date
- We may change our subscription fees with notice prior to your renewal date
Content and Intellectual Property
Our services allow you to create, upload, and store content. You retain ownership of your content, but grant us a license to host, store, and display it to provide our services to you.
EdforTech Corp and its licensors own and retain all rights to the website, services, and any intellectual property associated with them. Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use our trademarks, logos, or other brand elements.
Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to:
- Use our services in violation of any applicable law
- Infringe on the intellectual property rights of others
- Harass, abuse, or harm another person
- Interfere with or disrupt our services
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems
- Use our services to develop competing products
Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to our services for violations of these Terms or for any other reason at our discretion. You may cancel your subscription at any time.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Our services are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. We do not guarantee that our services will be uninterrupted, secure, or error-free.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, EdforTech Corp shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or use.
Educational Data Compliance
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
FERPA Compliance
EdforTech Corp's My STEM Coach complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which protects the privacy of student education records. As a school service provider, we:
- Only collect, use, and share student data as authorized by educational institutions
- Do not sell or rent student information
- Maintain student data securely and confidentially
- Delete student data when requested by schools or when no longer needed
COPPA Compliance
We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) which applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. We:
- Do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent
- Require schools to obtain appropriate consents for the collection of student information
- Provide parents with access to review, delete, and restrict further collection of their child's information
Student Data Protection
We implement rigorous data protection measures including:
- Data encryption in transit and at rest
- Regular security assessments and updates
- Employee training on data privacy and security
- Strict access controls to student information
- Data breach notification procedures
State-Specific Educational Privacy Laws
We monitor and comply with state-specific educational privacy laws, including but not limited to:
- California Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA)
- Illinois Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA)
- New York Education Law 2-d
- Colorado Student Data Transparency and Security Act
For state-specific inquiries, please contact our Data Protection Officer at privacy@edfortech.com.
Cookies Policy
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
EdforTech Corp uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our My STEM Coach website. This policy explains how we use these technologies.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- Delete cookies that have already been set
- Block the acceptance of cookies
- Receive notifications before accepting cookies
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your experience on our website.
Copyright Notice
Last Updated: June 1, 2024
© 2024 EdforTech Corp. All rights reserved.
All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, digital downloads, and data compilations, is the property of EdforTech Corp or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws.
Limited License
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use our website for personal, non-commercial purposes. This license does not include:
- Modifying or copying our materials
- Using the materials for commercial purposes
- Attempting to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on our website
- Removing any copyright or other proprietary notations
- Transferring the materials to another person
User-Generated Content
When you create content using our services, you retain ownership of that content. However, by uploading or sharing content, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish, and distribute that content solely for the purpose of providing our services to you.
Copyright Infringement
If you believe that material available on our website infringes upon your copyright, please notify us by sending an email to copyright@edfortech.com with the following information:
- A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or authorized representative
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the website
- Your contact information
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner
- A statement that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf
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